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Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 01:25
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Hello, has anyone driven a car with a steering rack mounted with no rubber between the rack and the mounts on the xmember?
Wondering if this would cause the feedback to be too harsh or not.
Cheers
Joel
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Banned user
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
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July 2002
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 01:27
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what do you propose to put in its place? urathane? alloy?
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 03:02
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Custom mounts will be made for both the xmember and rack itself if I took this path. So probably a alloy or steel mount would be holding the rack to the xmember.
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 03:21
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You will feel every little bump on the road through the steering wheel.
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Terrigal
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 03:39
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Cool thats the answer I was after.. In that case I think i'll keep it mounted in the urathane.
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I Supported Toymods
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Glenmore Park, NSW
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March 2004
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 10:07
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so basically you have a plate off the xmember to mount the rack...
then a rubber/urethane chunk/rectangle etc...
then the rack ontop of this...with bolts running through all three?
Cheers
Nathan
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Terrigal
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 10:18
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Yeah I got a plate off the xmember,
the passenger side of the rack is round and I have a rubber mount off a holden astra i think that has the right diameter hole in the centre for the rack and it has a flat base.
then on the driver side I use the original ke70 rubber mount as that already has a flat bottom.
the rack is spaced up 6mm for correct height.
then i have holden astra & hmm another car cannot remember metal brackets over the mounts they are like a complete loop down to the base (unlike the ke70/ae86 brackets that are a very low profile). then bolts through the brackets, through the plate with nuts on the bottom.
C
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 10:20
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i'd be worried about the constant rattling causing wear and damage to both the mount and the rack... you may need to bolt it a bit too firmly to hold if it's solid too.. whereas with some compliance, everything is nicer  ... you don't have to have thick urethane 
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tallahassee FL usOFa
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May 2002
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Re: Rack mounted with no rubbers
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Wed, 09 March 2005 16:58
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steering boxes are all solid mount, and the idler is solid on a few, so i wouldn't worry that much.
all race cars are solid!
Citroen racks(ID, DS & SM) are solid mount, and the only rubber bushing in the entire steering & suspension is a very small one on the inner tie rod to rack joint. all suspension arm joints are tapered roller bearings, even on a 2CV.
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